Product Engineer-Guidewire Policycenter Rating
| Company | Allstate Insurance Company |
|---|---|
| Location | Canada |
| Salary | $Not Provided – $Not Provided |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | Bachelor’s |
| Experience Level | Senior, Expert or higher |
Requirements
- Diploma or Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineer or equivalent
- Overall, 12+ years of IT experience with a minimum of 5 years of experience with Guidewire PolicyCenter
- Proven experience with Guidewire PolicyCenter Rating implementation
- Must have Guidewire Developer PolicyCenter Ace Certification
- Hands-on development proficiency in one of: Java, Gosu, ReactJS, C++, Python or one of these derivatives
- Proven experience in Canadian P&C personal lines insurance
- Strong communication skills required
- Experience in ensuring ITSM ITIL Practices are followed such as Incident management, Problem Management, Change Management
- Should be able to drive discussions and take design level decisions and recommend best practices, finds comfort in modern computing techniques inclusive of TDD, CI/CD, Human-Centered design, code management
- Experience in enterprise Agile methodology
- Personal leadership and a desire to create a culture that enables exceptional outcomes
- Must be willing to drive and work in production support model and ensure application is up and available to meet company goals and customer expectations.
Responsibilities
- Support teams in designing and developing Rating implementation
- Accountable for defining hypotheses and value metrics upfront for Managing Engineer and ACG leadership
- Execute and report on delivery assurance, delivery transformation and workforce transformation ideas
- Lead team members, ensuring successful execution, alignment with company objectives, and coordination across teams
- Participate in product scoping, discovery and framing, and inceptions providing technical input and helps translate user features into system design
- Provide technical documentation, guidance, and support on platform capabilities
- Plan, maintain, develop, and deploy highly complex platform software to ensure software is developed correctly for hardware systems and device platform standards
- Develop and implement platform plans and processes and communicate progress status with stakeholders
- Automate preventive and corrective routines and procedures for platform maintenance and determine, monitor, and enhance performance metrics
- Encourage outcome-based technology innovation and invention in partnership with stakeholders
- Replicate enterprise best practices and standards and explore ways to enhance the effectiveness of current systems and processes; oversee corrective actions until closure
- Co-own and lead all incident responses and root cause management.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure)
- Familiarity with additional scripting languages (Python, JAVA) and automation tools
- Knowledge of monitoring tools (e.g., Datadog) and analytics platforms.